Keansburg pair charged after woman is allegedly sold soap instead of crack cocaine

Two Keansburg residents face charges after one of them called police to report a robbery and a fake drug deal.NJ.com / File Photo

KEANSBURG - Police charged two borough residents with various offenses Friday after one of them reported she was sold fake crack cocaine, Deputy Chief Michael Pigott said.

Police said that 37-year-old Keansburg resident Michelle Lenahan, 37, told them Friday morning that she had given $100 in cash to Kevin Carter, 26, of Keansburg, for the purchase of crack cocaine, but was given ground-up soap.

Pigott said that several minutes later, Lenahan returned to complain to Carter.

Lenahan told police that Carter then punched her in the face and stole a cell phone from her, Pigott said.

Pigott said that Lenahan suffered bruises to the head, but declined medical treatment.

After an investigation, police found Carter at his home nearby the scene of the incident and placed him under arrest

Carter was charged with robbery, simple assault and distribution of an imitation drug. He was taken to the Monmouth County Correctional Institution, in Freehold Township, in lieu of $44,000 bail with no 10 percent option.

Lenahan was charged with wandering to obtain a controlled dangerous substance and released on a summons.